Modern architecture makes one wonder and only guess how the engineers managed to realize such an idea. What about swimming pools? Think it's still just rectangles filled with chlorinated water? Well, no. Design surveys and construction technologies have reached tremendous heights, so placing a pool, for example, on the roof of a building today is not a big problem. The same situation with the configuration - swimming bowls have a wide variety of shapes, volumes and depths. Have you prepared swimming trunks and slates? Then we begin the journey through the ten most unusual basins of the globe.
List
- 10. The Library, Thailand
- 9. Ocean Dome, Miyazaki, Japan
- 8. SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
- 7. Cambrian Adelboden, Switzerland
- 6. Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, USA
- 5. Nemo 33, Brussels, Belgium
- 4. Zodiac at Umaid Bhawan Palace, India
- 3. Chongwe River House, Zambia
- 2. Gold Energy Pool, Lhasa
- 1. Hanging Gardens Ubud, Indonesia
10. The Library, Thailand
Opens our rating pool The Library, located in the eponymous five-star hotel in Thailand. A feature of this tank is that it is decorated with tiles in yellow, orange and red. Due to this design decision, the water in the pool seems red. The Library instantly draws attention to itself, forcing it to speculate about the shade of water, which can even frighten at first glance. In fact, there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of - the liquid in the pool is clear and clean, and if you turn red, then it’s definitely not from it. But you can enjoy such an unusual sight for a really long time.
9. Ocean Dome, Miyazaki, Japan
Well, how can you do without Japan when it comes to something unusual? However, the Ocean Dome is unlikely to turn the language to call just a pool. Rather, it is a whole water park. Exactly, because in the Guinness Book of Records, the Ocean Dome is listed precisely as the world's largest indoor water park. No joke, up to 10,000 vacationers can frolic here at the same time! The complex provides all kinds of water rides, areas for surfing, scenes for artists and even an artificial volcano, the “eruption” of which occurs every hour. At night, the water surface of the main pool is used as a projector for light shows.
8. SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
Damn it, but this is an open-air pool at an altitude of 200 meters! That's right. A stunning design is located on the roof of the luxurious Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. And the point here is not only what we have already mentioned. Masters of engineering have worked wonderfully well, and the so-called waterline of the basin merges with the horizon. Thanks to this, holidaymakers have the impression that this very moment the water will pour into the city along with all the floating people. Amazing and wildly bewitching! Of course, all those who are in the pool are completely safe, and even if someone “falls out”, the landing will be extremely soft.
7. Cambrian Adelboden, Switzerland
There is no roof at the Cambrian Adelboden pool, but it is absolutely not needed there. The fact is that this reservoir, located at the hotel of the same name, is actually located among the Swiss mountains. Imagine, you don’t have to be a “walrus” at all, you don’t have to climb into the lake to admire the picturesque scenery and breathe in the clean mountain air. In the Cambrian Adelboden pool, you can enjoy all the natural wonders of Switzerland while in warm, heated water. If you wish, you can sail to the very edge and, leaving behind a water surface, admire the gorgeous views of the mountains. Just wonderful!
6. Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, USA
Let's leave the peace alone with nature and go to Las Vegas. Here at the Golden Nugget is a thrill pool. The specificity of this water complex is that it is literally teeming with sharks and other marine predators. Stop-stop, do not worry, nobody eats you, they are behind the glasses! However, particularly impressionable and faint-hearted people are unlikely to appreciate the idea, while adrenaline seekers will be happy to approach sharks as close as possible. A transparent 10-meter pipe is in great demand among vacationers, through which you can quickly go down to the pool, accompanied by the views of predatory fish.
5. Nemo 33, Brussels, Belgium
Guess what's the matter? Indeed, the word Nemo in the name is not accidental - this pool is the deepest in the world of those under the roof. The concept of "waist" here is equivalent to 5-7 meters, "neck" will already be 10 meters, but "head" can be dived to a depth of 35 meters. All this happens in different parts of the pool. It is curious that the creator of the tank is a professional diver John Byrnaerts. Thanks to his development, the Nemo 33 pool can be called a scuba diving paradise. In addition to the fascinating caves at a 10-meter depth, special installations with air are provided here so that scuba divers do not once again overcome a large distance to the surface of the water.
4. Zodiac at Umaid Bhawan Palace, India
This pool can rightfully be included in the ranking of the most luxurious in the world. However, in our charts, Zodiac also settled down for good reason. If the previous designs for swimming were between heaven and earth, then in this case the water bowl is arranged deep under the base of the luxury Indian hotel Umaid Bhawan. The pool is decorated with gold tiles, and at the bottom there are images of all 12 zodiac signs (hence the name itself). In the literal sense of the word, everyone who has a reserved hotel room has the right to swim in luxury.
3. Chongwe River House, Zambia
The pool itself is unremarkable. Moreover, a small tank, having a bizarre tadpole shape, in any other place would have looked simply idiotic. It takes a completely different turn when we find out that the Chongwe River House, together with the hotel of the same name, is actually located in the epicenter of the wildlife of Zambia, that is, near the river, where various animals come to the watering hole. The hotel itself is made in the form of a bungalow. Having chosen such a place of rest, you should be prepared for the fact that a real elephant or giraffe will come to admire your swimming in the pool. Civilization in harmony with nature. Wildly beautiful!
2. Gold Energy Pool, Lhasa
If you wish to bathe in gold for the fifth birthday in a row, but the precious metal in your cache is from the strength of 50 grams, you should know that they simply send you to Tibet. Or rather, in one of the spiritual centers, which is located in Lhasa. Here the end point of the route will be the Gold Energy Pool. Guess what's what? This pool is golden, and in the literal sense of the word. The bottom of the bowl is really made of material using the most famous precious metal, due to which it seems that there is golden water in the pool. It looks great and truly luxurious. However, as it stands.
1. Hanging Gardens Ubud, Indonesia
Well, in the first place today is the fabulous Bali. Namely, the Hanging Gardens Ubud hotel, which built one of the most unusual and amazing pools in the world. Two bath bowls are located right in the middle of a beautiful rainforest. A picturesque panorama opens from the upper section of the pool, while being in the lower bowl, you can touch the branches of trees with your own hands and also see some exotic bird. The design of the tank is also on top - the water is absolutely flush with the walls, which even fascinates you when you see the tropics.